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Aug 19, 2025
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Scholars of totalitarian and other autocratic regimes have frequently remarked on the “insistent clamor,” “endless repetition,” and general “pattern(s) of thought” that characterize these regimes’ vocabulary and propaganda.1 Their goal: to imbue a style of thinking and, correspondingly, acting, that enables them to control their people with …

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